Lou Qinjian, secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, stressed the need to strengthen community spirit in the Chinese nation, calling on people of all ethnic groups to unite and strive together to achieve common prosperity and development to create a brighter future. He made the remarks at a meeting held Friday by the standing committee of the provincial party committee to convey the gist of the CPC Central Committee’s gathering to honor national role models in ethnic unity and progress.
General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the National Ethnic Unity and Progress Award-giving Conference provided fundamental follow-up for further national work, according to a statement released after the meeting.
Jiangsu has a scattered population of ethnic minorities, making it necessary and important to always attach importance to the work related to ethnic groups, understand its importance, complexity and arduousness, strictly follow the spirit of the important speech of the General Secretary in thinking and action, and earnestly enhance the confidence and determination in doing a good job, according to the statement.
We must focus on the service and management of the migrant population of ethnic minorities, adhere to the principle of governing ethnic affairs in accordance with the law, further improve the service and management system for the migrant population of ethnic minorities, strengthen communication and cooperation with their hometowns, and ensure the full coverage of service management so that the migrant population of ethnic minorities is integrated into the local area, according to the statement.
Party committees at all levels must place the work of ethnic minorities on the top of the agenda, support relevant departments to perform their duties better, improve the leadership system of ethnic groups, and accelerate the formation of a working mechanism between party committee leadership, government responsibility, relevant departments, and the whole society so as to create new scenarios in the province’s ethnic unity and progress, according to the statement.
The State Council, China's cabinet, awarded exemplary institutions and individuals for excellence in promoting ethnic unity and progress among ethnic groups at a gathering held on September 28 in Beijing.
A total of 665 groups and 812 individuals were honored for their efforts in "implementing the Party's theories and policies concerning ethnic groups and greatly contributing to the country's cause for ethnic unity and progress".
They are encouraged to uphold the unity of the Chinese nation and lead and encourage people of all ethnic groups to strive and prosper in unity.
During the speech delivered at the gathering, President Xi Jinping said a united and diverse Chinese nation - a legacy inherited from the past - is a great advantage for the country's development.
Xi said that socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era and the Chinese nation is now at its best period of development in modern times. He called on people of all ethnic groups to unite and strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Xi said all ethnic affairs must be dealt with according to the law and the legal rights and interests of all ethnic groups must be guaranteed. Cases and incidents involving ethnicity should be handled appropriately according to law, he said.
The president stressed that China should be on high alert for, and severely crack down on, all kinds of infiltration, subversion, destructive activities, terrorist incidents, ethnic separatist movements and religious extremism.
Practice has proved that only the CPC can realize the great unity of the Chinese nation, and only socialism with Chinese characteristics can unite, develop and bring prosperity to all ethnic groups, Xi said.
